The benefit to using this over CSS layers is that it is a bit more reliable with NS. (Especially NS4)
(please note you can change that "numColmax" number to be how ever many columns you want)
(This is assuming that you have your thumbnails specified in your excerpt area, and your "larger" image specified in your text area)
CODE
<script language="javascript">
<!--
// number of columns
var numColmax = 3;
var numCol = 1;
var done=false;
//-->
</script>
<table width="400" border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0>
<MTEntries>
<script language="javascript">
<!--
if (numCol == 1) {
document.write("<tr>");
}
//-->
</script>
<td>
<a href="<$MTEntryLink$>">
<$MTEntryTitle$>
<br>
<$MTEntryExcerpt$>
</a>
</p>
</td>
<script language="javascript">
<!--
numCol++
done = false
if (numCol > numColmax) {
document.write("</tr>");
numCol=1;
done = true;
}
//-->
</script>
</MTEntries>
<script language="javascript">
<!--
if (!(done)) {
for (i=0; numCol <= numColmax; i++ )
{
document.write("<td> </td>")
numCol++
}
}
if ((numCol >= numColmax) && !(done)) {
document.write("</tr>")
}
//-->
</script>
</table>
<!--
// number of columns
var numColmax = 3;
var numCol = 1;
var done=false;
//-->
</script>
<table width="400" border=1 cellspacing=3 cellpadding=0>
<MTEntries>
<script language="javascript">
<!--
if (numCol == 1) {
document.write("<tr>");
}
//-->
</script>
<td>
<a href="<$MTEntryLink$>">
<$MTEntryTitle$>
<br>
<$MTEntryExcerpt$>
</a>
</p>
</td>
<script language="javascript">
<!--
numCol++
done = false
if (numCol > numColmax) {
document.write("</tr>");
numCol=1;
done = true;
}
//-->
</script>
</MTEntries>
<script language="javascript">
<!--
if (!(done)) {
for (i=0; numCol <= numColmax; i++ )
{
document.write("<td> </td>")
numCol++
}
}
if ((numCol >= numColmax) && !(done)) {
document.write("</tr>")
}
//-->
</script>
</table>
let me know if that doesn't make sense, and I'll try to clarify it more...
-Jennifer
http://www.theworkingmom.net